Archana Yadav v. State of U.P

Court No. - 89 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 38291 of 2023 Applicant :- Archana Yadav Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Rajesh Kumar Srivastava,Manish Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

¶1Learned counsel for the applicant is permitted to implead accused persons as opposite parties in the array of parties during the course of the day.

¶2Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A for the State as also perused the record.

¶3This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking direction to the court below for early decision of Case No.1017 of 2020 (Archana Yadava vs. Ghanshyam @ Sunil Yadav), under Sections 323, 504, 506, 498A I.P.C. & 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station-Navbasta, District-Kanpur Nagar, pending before the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Kanpur Nagar.

4.Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant is complainant, who moved application under section 156(3) Cr.P.C. and same was treated as complaint and after recording statement under sections 200 & 202 Cr.P.C. opposite party nos. 2 to 6 have been summoned by order dated 17.05.2022 under aforesaid sections. Opposite party nos.2 to 6 have not appeared before the court and proceeding is pending since 2020.

¶5Considering the fact that the proceeding has remained pending since 2020, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this application is finally disposed of with a direction to the court below to decide the aforesaid case in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties, preferably within a period of one year from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, if there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 16.10.2023 SKD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad